Love and Human Remains
1993·Canada·99 min.
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Set in a dreary urban landscape of an anonymous Canadian city, LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS is a dark comedy about a group of twentysomethings looking for love and meaning in the '90s. The film focuses on roommates David, a gay waiter who has has given up on his acting career, and Candy, a book reviewer who is also David's ex-lover. David and Candy's lives are entangled with those of David's friends (a busboy, a psychic dominatrix, and a misogynistic civil-servant) and Candy's dates (a male bartender and a lesbian schoolteacher). Meanwhile, a serial killer menaces the concrete and asphalt neighbourhood in which David and Candy live.
DirectorDenys Arcand
ScreenwriterBrad Fraser
MusicJohn McCarthy
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
CastThomas Gibson·Ruth Marshall·Cameron Bancroft·Mia Kirshner·Joanne Vannicola·Matthew Ferguson·Rick Roberts
Original titleLove and Human Remains